2015 Chateau Kirwan 1500ml

96 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

This rich wine is full of fruit and structured with layers of tannin. It's also stylish and elegant, with a suave texture that is already attractive. Black fruits mix with the structure to give a wine that will age well. Drink from 2026.

95 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

94–96. Barrel Sample. Fresh, ripe and fruity, this wine exhibits the fine character of a Margaux in 2015. Dense fruits and well-formed tannins give richness and a fresh character that is generously sustained by the tannins.

93 POINTS

Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

A sleek wine with plenty of tannins, but they are already so well integrated that this has a very elegant personality. The long finish is rather mineral and very pure.

93 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Deep ruby with purple reflections and subtle rim brightening. Delicately savoury cherry fruit underlay, tobacco nuances and candied orange zest. Juicy and elegant on the palate, with fine cherry, a red berry touch, elegant and fresh, mineral finish, lemon touch in the aftertaste.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

So much character here of wet earth, mushroom and black currants. Full and powerful. Chewy tannins yet polished and very fine. Focused intense. Points: 93-94

92 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Leans toward the old-school side, with singed cedar and alder notes, perfumy black tea and mulled spice aromas and a core of gently steeped plum and black currant fruit, all carried by lightly dusty tannins through the finish. Balanced, charming and certain to age gracefully.

92 POINTS

Jane Anson - Decanter

The nose has a frankness of expression, with cinnamon spice, cedar and an enjoyable, seductive swirl of ruby and blackberry fruits. Animated on the attack, it is full of pleasure and should be ready just a touch earlier than some others in the appellation - think eight rather than 10 to 12 years. There is complexity here, and a sense of freshness that runs through the structure.